Thanatos
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| date of creation: | 1998 |
| based: | human |
| height: | c. 7' - 12'+ |
| purpose: | Experimental |
| status: | Inactive |
Thanatos was a unique Tyrant specimen created by rogue Umbrella Corporation scientist Greg Mueller. During the Raccoon City Outbreak, Greg released Thanatos in defiance of Umbrella's mass-production of Tyrants.
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[edit] Background
During the outbreak, Greg formed a partnership with Peter Jenkins at Raccoon University with the offer of aiding him create a vaccine for the t-virus. T-Blood, blood from a creature infected with the t-virus, was offered by Greg to be obtained to create the anti-virus. Greg had it in mind to get the blood from Thanatos. However, Peter discovered that Greg was helping him create the vaccine purely due to a personal vendetta, and that Greg actually sought to use the cure as leverage against Umbrella. As such, Peter refused to continue researching with him, and thus T-Blood from Thanatos was rendered useless. Thanatos, however, would not remain dormant.
[edit] Decisions, Decisions
A U.B.C.S. team was sent by Umbrella to Raccoon University to stop Greg and retrieve the Tyrant's blood, or failing that, its body. In response, Greg released Thanatos to deal with them. In the Back Square, Thanatos ruthlessly and efficiently eliminated all but one member of the squad. This surviving soldier, Nicholai Ginovaef, managed to inject Thanatos with a device that collected a sample of its blood. In fact, this is what threw Thanatos into it's rage, as it did not attack until being injected. Nonetheless, Thanatos carried off the body of a U.B.C.S. soldier to Greg for his researching purposes, as he was found in his laboratory.
Thanatos next pursued a group of survivors throughout the University, possibly through direct command by Greg. Whatever the reason, it failed, and the survivors managed to escape it's grasp. In fact, the survivors temporarily managed to knock Thanatos out with an electric shock, taking the pod with T-Blood in with them. After Greg's assassination by Nicholai, and the activation of the C-4, Thanatos again tried, and failed, to catch the survivors while they fled. While they escaped to the temporary safety of the Back Square, the C-4 went off, destroying the University and bringing it down around Thanatos. Though this severely injured it, and cost it an arm, it also caused it to mutate into a monstrosity known as "Thanatos R."
After it's mutation, Thanatos resumed it's chase for the survivors outside the University. As they made their way to evacuation, Thanatos cut them off. Though it easily overpowered the survivors, they managed to procure a rocket launcher from inside a locker, which managed to weaken Thanatos even more. Still, Thanatos quickly resumed it's chase at full strength. At the Front Square, Thanatos intercepted the survivors for the final time. They utilized an Ampule Shooter dropped by a dead soldier. By inserting a sample of Daylight into it and shooting it into Thanatos, defeating it and escaping the city. However, its body had the means to combat it. [1]
[edit] Characteristics
Thanatos was easily recognized by its sublime display of agility, brute force, and keen survival instincts. While chasing the survivors throughout the University, Thanatos displayed its quickness, easily outrunning all the survivors. Thanatos could quickly kill its victims by simply stabbing its claw into them. It was completely impervious to all small-arms fire, and the only known way to cause it harm was an intense dose of electricity. All this culminated into forging Thanatos into a perfect killing machine.
After it was weakened by the University's collapse, it went through a mutation that increased its size and strength. Upon becoming Thanatos R, it became characterized by it's towering height; over 12' tall, a bigger and beefed up body, a single massive claw, and the loss of one arm.
[edit] Trivia
- In Greek mythology, Thanatos was the personification of death, the son of Nyx, and the brother of Hypnos.
- Despite having the exposed heart which Tyrants are characterized by, it does not seem to be a weak spot as it is with other Tyrants.
- Thanatos is shown to have survived the T-virus vaccination in one of the endings, which speaks volumes about its resistance and strength. It's unknown exactly how the Tyrant would have survived, as no other Tyrant was exposed to a vaccination.
[edit] references
- ↑ Kevin and Jim ending
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